Prof. Dr. Sertaç Çiçek
Board Certifications
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) ECFMG Certificate (Valid
indefinitely) 1988 – Present
Ministry of Health, Turkey
Cardiovascular Surgery 1993
Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery (PCVS) 2011
Licensure
Turkey (Medical) 06/1985- Present
Minnesota 1002 (Medical) 02/2017 – Present
WV Medical 05/2020 – Present
Medical Interests
• Complex congenital & pediatric Cardiac Surgery
• Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
• Cardiac Reoperation
• Valve sparing aortic root replacement
• Complex mitral repairs
• Complex aortic Repairs
• Ozaki aortic repairs
• Ebstein & Triscupid valve repairs
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
• Arterial and Hybrid CABG
• Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey – Medical School 09/1979
-09/1983
• GATA Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Ankara, Turkey – MD 09/1983
-09/1985
• GATA Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey – Internship, General Surgery
and Medicine 1985 – 1986
• GATA and TYIH, Ankara, Turkey – Resident, Cardiovascular Surgery 1988 – 1993
• Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas – Fellow, Cardiovascular Surgery 02/1995
-07/1995
• Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota – Fellow, Cardiovascular Surgery and
Cardiopulmonary Transplantation 1995-1997
• USC Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California – Fellow, Pediatric
Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation 1997-1998
Honors and Awards
Summa Cum Laude – GATA Gülhane Faculty of Medicine 1985
Graduated Summa Cum Laude – Gülhane Military Medical Academy Medical Corps Officer
Training School 1986
GATA 100th Anniversary Scientific and Academic Achievement Award – GATA Gülhane
Faculty of Medicine 1996
Sandoz Scientific Research Award 1996
Listed in “Who is Who in Medicine and Healthcare” – Mariuis Who’s Who 2000 – 2020
Presidential Citation – Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery 2004
Gordon K.Danielson Visiting Professor – Mayo Clinic Rochester Hospitals, Mayo Clinic 2013 –
Present
Memberships
American Association for Thoracic Surgery Member 2009 – Present
American College of Cardiology Fellow 2000 – Present
American College of Chest Physicians Fellow 2000 – Present
American College of Surgeons Fellow
American College of Physician Executives Member 2007 – Present
Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Member 1999 – Present
Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society Member 1995 – Present
Congenital Heart Surgeons Society (CHSS) Member
European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery Member 1998 – Present
European Association for Congenital Heart Surgeons Member 2001 – Present
European Association for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Surgical Working Group
Member 2008 – Present International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Member 1999 –
Present
Mayo Alumni Association Alumni Member 1997 – Present / Board Member 2016-2022
New York Academy of Sciences Member 1988 – Present
Priestly Society Member 1997 – Present
Society of Thoracic Surgeons Member 2001 – Present
Turkish Medical Association Member 1988 – Present
Turkish Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Member 1993 – Present
World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery Founding Member 2007- Present
- Öztürk Ö, Tatar H, Çiçek S, Töre HF, Genç C. Effect of Indomethacin on Ischemic Heart Disease (Experimental
Study) GATA Bulletin.1989;31:(3)625-637. - Öztürk Ö, Tatar H, Çiçek S, Kocailik A. Lumbar laminectomy related vessel injuries GATA Bulletin.1990;33:(1)427-433.
- Çiçek S, Demirkiliç U, Tatar H, Öztürk Ö, Isiklar H. Intraaortic balloon pump contouring in open heart surgery Turkish
Cardiology Association.1991;19:295-298. - Tatar H, Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Ozal E, Suer H, Ozturk O, Isiklar H. Use of internal mammary artery graft in the
elderly Kosuyolu Heart Journal.1992;1:161-165. - Cicek M, Tatar H, Süer H, Öztürk Ö. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography Journal of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Surgery.1992;197-201. - Tatar H, Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Suer H, Aslan M, Ozturk O. Exact positioning of intra- aortic balloon catheter. Eur J
Cardiothorac Surg. 1993; 7: (1)52-3; discussion 53. PMID: 8431306 - Süer AH, Esen H, Tatar H, Çiçek S. Hemodynamic comparison of fentanyl anesthesia with fentanyl-propofol and
alfentanil-propofol anesthesia in coronary artery surgery Turkish Anime Rean Cem Mecmuasi.1993;21:(1)147-152. - Tatar H, Cicek S, Suer H, Demirkilic U, Arslan M, Ozturk O. Intracardiac air removal: Detection and monitoring by
transesophageal echocardiography Kosuyolu Heart Journal.1993;3:11-14. - Tatar H, Çiçek S, Süer H, Demirkiliç U, Arslan M, Yolyapan A, Öztürk Ö. St. Transesophageal echocardiographic
examination of Jude Mitral valve prosthesis Cardiology Journal.1993;6:(1)31-33. - Tatar H, Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Ozal E, Suer H, Ozturk O, Isiklar H. Topical use of aprotinin in open heart operations.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1993 Mar; 55: (3)659-61. PMID: 7680853 - Süer H, Esen H, Tatar H, Arslan M, Çiçek S. Hemodynamic effects of propofol and fentanyl combination anesthesia
on coronary bypass surgery GATA Bulletin.1993;35:(2)463-470. - Tatar H, Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Ozal E, Suer H, Aslan M, Ozturk OY. Vascular complications of intraaortic balloon
pumping: unsheathed versus sheathed insertion. Ann Thorac Surg. 1993 Jun; 55: (6)1518-21. PMID: 8512405 - Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Tatar H. Intraoperative echocardiography: techniques and current applications. J Card Surg.
1993 Nov; 8:
(6)678-92. PMID: 8286874 - Tatar H, Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Ozturk O. Sheared pulmonary artery catheter: TEE- guided removal Vascular
Surgery
.1994;28:229-231. - Yörükoglu Y, Akkoç Ö, Çiçek S, Gün H, Tatar H, Bozer AY. Effect of diltiazem on reperfusion injury (experimental
research) GATA Bulletin.1994;36:(3)306-310. - Ozturk O, Cicek S, Yolyapan A, Tatar H, Narbay D. Atherosclerotic aneurysm of the superficial femoral artery
Angiology Journal.1995;29:315-318. - Yilmaz AT, Arslan M, Öz BS, Çiçek S, Özal E, Kuralay E, Bingöl H, Tatar H, Öztürk ÖY. Central nervous system
complications in coronary bypass and valve surgery Cardiology Journal.1995;8:(1)36-39. - Cicek S, Demirilic U, Kuralay E, Tatar H, Ozturk O. Transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac surgical
emergencies. J Card Surg. 1995 May; 10: (3)236-44. PMID: 7626874 - Demirkiliç U, Çiçek S, Yilmaz AT, Arslan M, Kuralay E, Özal E, Tatar H, Öztürk ÖY, Narbay RD. Diagnostic methods
of perioperative myocardial infarction in coronary artery bypass operations GATA Bulletin.1995;37:(2)192-197. - Yilmaz AT, Demirkiliç U, Çiçek S, Arslan M, Kuralay E, Özal E, Tatar H, Narbay RD, Öztürk ÖY. Perioperative
myocardial infarction risk factors in coronary bypass surgery Turkish Cardiology Association.1995;23:462-467. - Ozturk OY, Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Kuralay E, Tatar H, Narbay RD. Cor triatriatum: report of an unusual variant–
triatrial heart. A case report. Angiology. 1995 Dec; 46: (12)1149- 52. PMID: 7495322 DOI: 10.1177/000331979504601212 - Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Kuralay E, Ozal E, Tatar H. Postoperative aprotinin: effect on blood loss and transfusion
requirements in cardiac operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 May; 61: (5)1372-6. PMID: 8633944 DOI:
10.1016/0003-4975(96)00058-6 - Yildiz O, Cicek S, Ay I, Tatar H, Tuncer M. 5-HT1-like receptor-mediated contraction in the human internal
mammary artery. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 1996 Jul; 28: (1)6-10. PMID: 8797129 - Yildiz O, Cicek S, Ay I, Demirkilic U, Tuncer M. Hypertension increases the contractions to sumatriptan in the human
internal mammary artery. Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Nov; 62: (5)1392-5; discussion 1396. PMID: 8893574 - Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Ozal E, Kuralay E, Bingol H, Tatar H, Ozturk OY. Postoperative use of aprotinin in cardiac
operations:
an alternative to its prophylactic use. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1996 Dec; 112: (6)1462-7. PMID: 8975837 DOI:
10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70004-1 - Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Kuralay E, Arslan M, Tatar H, Ozturk OY OY. Prediction of Intraoperative Hypovolemia in
Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Comparison of Transesophageal Echocardiography and Swan-Ganz
Monitoring. Echocardiography. 1997 May; 14: (3)257-260. PMID: 11174951 - Yilmaz AT, Demirkilic U, Kuralay E, Arslan M, Cicek S, Ozal E, Bingol H, Tatar H, Ozturk OY. Long-term prevention
of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery surgery. Panminerva Med. 1997 Jun; 39: (2)103-5. PMID: 9230619 - Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Tatar H, Bingol H, Ozturk OY. Left ventricular endoaneurysmorrhaphy: effect on left
ventricular size, shape and function. Cardiology. 1997 Jul-Aug; 88: (4)340-5. PMID: 9197428 - Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Tatar H, Bingol H. Left Ventricular Endo-aneurysmorraphy ACC Current Journal
Review.1998;7:50-51. - Cicek S, Demirkilic U, Ozal E. Postoperative use of Aprotinin in cardiac operations: An alternative to its
prophylactic use Year Book of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.1998;146-148. - Ogus T, Çakalagaoglu C, Emir M, Altinmakas S, Çiçek S, Isik Ö. Repair of Left Ventricular Aneurysms: Surgical
techniques and how to choose? Haydarpasa Bulletin of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery.1999;7:(2)91-102. - Emir M, Ogus T, Isik O, Cicek S. Familial atrial septal defect with atrioventricular conduction abnormalities Asian
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals.2000;9:142-143. - Ogus NT, Cicek S, Ogus H, Soykan B, Isik O. Should moderate to severe mitral regurgitation be repaired
concomitantly with CABG in advanced left ventricular dysfunction Journal of Cardiovascular Disease.2001;2:65-72. - Ogus T, Çiçek S, Ogus H, Soykan B, Isik Ö. The effect of severe ischemic mitral regurgitation in the same
correction with revascularization or non-intervention of the mitral valve in early and midterm results Turkish Journal
of Cardiovascular
Surgery.2001;2:(3)126-139. - Ogus NT, Çiçek S, Ogus H, Isik Ö. Myocardial revascularization in ischemic cardiomyopathy: the effect of surgical strategy on
results Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery.2001;2:(2)65-72. - Ogus NT, Cakalagaoglu C, Cakalagaoglu F, Cicek S. Accelerated atherosclerosis in tertiary syphilis and successful
treatment with saphenous vein grafting–a case report. Angiology. 2001 Aug; 52: (8)549-52. PMID: 11512694 DOI:
10.1177/000331970105200807 - Ogus TN, Cicek S, Isik O. Posterior mitral annuloplasty with an adjustable homemade ring. J Card Surg. 2002 May-Jun; 17:
(3)226-8. PMID: 12489907 - Ogus NT, Cicek S, Isik O. Selective management of high risk patients with an ascending aortic dilatation during aortic valve
replacement. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2002 Oct; 43: (5)609-15. PMID: 12386571 - Ogus TN, Hulusi Us M, Cicek S, Ozkan S, Yuksel Ozturk O, Isik O. Sternal cyanoacrylate gluing in mediastinitis. Effects on
infection, stability and bone healing. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2002 Oct; 43: (5)741-6. PMID: 12386595 - Bakir I, Enc Y, Cicek S. Hydatid Cyst in the Pulmonary Artery: An Uncommon Localization. Heart Surg Forum. 2004 Jan 01; 7:
(1)13-15. PMID: 14980840 - Cinar B, Enc Y, Kosem M, Bakir I, Goksel O, Kurc E, Cicek S, Eren E. Carotid-subclavian bypass in occlusive disease of subclavian
artery: more important today than before. Tohoku J Exp Med. 2004 Sep; 204: (1)53-62. PMID: 15329463 - Enc Y, Ketenci B, Ozsoy D, Camur G, Kayacioglu I, Terzi S, Cicek S. Atrial fibrillation after surgical revascularization: is there any
difference between on-pump and off-pump? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2004 Dec; 26: (6)1129-33. PMID: 15541973 DOI: 10.1016/j.
ejcts.2004.07.029 - Enc Y, Karaca P, Ayoglu U, Camur G, Kurc E, Cicek S. The acute cardioprotective effect of glucocorticoid in myocardial ischemiareperfusion injury occurring during cardiopulmonary bypass. Heart Vessels. 2006 May; 21: (3)152-6. PMID: 16715189 DOI: 10.1007/
s00380-005-0887-8 - Karaca P, Konuralp C, Enc Y, Suzer A, Sokullu O, Ayoglu U, Cicek S. Cardioprotective effect of aprotinin on myocardial
ischemiareperfusion injury during cardiopulmonary bypass. Circ J. 2006 Nov; 70: (11)1432-6. PMID: 17062966 - Jacobs JJ, Tchervenkov CI, Jonas R, Stellin G, Kurosawa H, Mavroudis C, Cicek S, Anderson R. The inaugural meeting of the
World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery Cardiology in the Young.2007;17:1-25. - Enç Y, Aydemir NA, Yalçin Y, Özsoy D, Erdem A, Özay B, Biçer Y, Çiçek S. Tetralogy of Fallot: early results of transatrial /
transpulmonary approach Turkish Thoracic Heart Surgery Magazine.2007;15:(2)118-122. - Enç Y, Aydemir N, Biçer Y, Yurtseven N, Orhan G, Özay B, Ayoglu U, Görür A, Altin F, Çiçek S. Complete atrioventricular septal
defect repair: Simplified single patch, double patch? Turkish Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery Journal.2007;15:(3)207-211. - Idiz M, Bicer Y, Konuralp C, Cine N, Aydemir N, Enc N, Yaici N, Aykac Z, Çiçek S, Bilal S. Prolonged postoperative recovery
following surgical repair for congenital heart disease in young children. Arch Med Sci 2008; 4, 3: 278–284 - Bernier PL, Otal N, Tchervenkov CI, Jacobs JP, Stellin G, Kurosawa H, Mavroudis C, Cicek S, Al-Halees Z, Elliott M, Jatene M,
Jonas RA, Kinsley R, Kreutzer C, Leon-Wyss J, Liu J, Maruszewski B, Nunn G, Ramirez-Marroquin S, Sandoval N, Sano S, Sarris
G, Sharma R, Spray T, Ungerleider R, Yangni-Angate H, Ziemer G. An invitation to the medical students of the world to join the
global coalition to improve care for children and adults with congenital heart disease across the world. Mcgill J Med. 2008 Jul; 11:
(2)185-90. PMID: 19148320 PMCID: 2582666 - Tchervenkov CI, Jacobs JP, Bernier PL, Stellin G, Kurosawa H, Mavroudis C, Jonas RA, Cicek SM, Al-Halees Z, Elliott
MJ, Jatene MB, Kinsley RH, Kreutzer C, Leon-Wyss J, Liu J, Maruszewski B, Nunn GR, Ramirez-Marroquin S, Sandoval
N, Sano S, Sarris
GE, Sharma R, Shoeb A, Spray TL, Ungerleider RM, Yangni-Angate H, Ziemer G. The improvement of care for
paediatric and congenital cardiac disease across the World: a challenge for the World Society for Pediatric and
Congenital Heart Surgery. Cardiol Young. 2008 Dec; 18 Suppl 2:63-9. PMID: 19063776 DOI: 10.1017/
S1047951108002801 - Teskin O, Bicer Y, Kaya U, Cicek S. The impact of coronary artery bypass grafting surgical technique on stroke in
young and elderly patients. Heart Surg Forum. 2009 Jan; 12: (1)E17-23. PMID: 19233760 DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20081132 - Tchervenkov CI, Stellin G, Kurosawa H, Jacobs JP, Mavroudis C, Bernier PL, Maruszewski B, Kreutzer C, Cicek S,
Kinsley RH, Nunn GR, Jonas RA. The World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: its mission and
history. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2009; 3-7. PMID: 19349008 DOI: 10.1053/
j.pcsu.2009.01.002 - Teskin O, Bicer Y, Kaya U, Cicek S. Left atrial thrombus following bilobectomy: a case report. J Med Case Rep.
2010 Feb 24; 4:71. PMID: 20181262 PMCID: 2834679 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-71 - Vida VL, Padalino MA, Boccuzzo G, Tarja E, Berggren H, Carrel T, Cicek S, Crupi G, Di Carlo D, Di Donato R,
Fragata J, Hazekamp M, Hraska V, Maruszewski B, Metras D, Pozzi M, Pretre R, Rubay J, Sairanen H, Sarris G,
Schreiber C, Meyns B, Tlaskal T, Urban A, Thiene G, Stellin G. Scimitar syndrome: a European Congenital Heart
Surgeons - Association (ECHSA) multicentric study. Circulation. 2010 Sep 21; 122: (12)1159-66. PMID: 20823387 DOI: 10.1161/
CIRCULATIONAHA.109.926204 - Enç Y, Arslan AH, Çiçek S. Simplified single patch (Australian) technique for surgical repair of complete
atrioventricular septal defects Turkish Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery Journal.2011;191: - Ugurlucan M, Caglar IM, Caglar FN, Ziyade S, Karatepe O, Yildiz Y, Zencirci E, Ugurlucan FG, Arslan AH,
Korkmaz S, Filizcan U, Cicek S. Aspirin: from a historical perspective. Recent Pat Cardiovasc Drug Discov. 2012 Apr;
7: (1)71-6. PMID: 22257089 - Ugurlucan M, Arslan AH, Yildiz Y, Ay S, Cicek S. Double outlet right ventricle with unilateral absence of left
pulmonary artery. Cardiol Young. 2013 Jun; 23: (3)466-9. PMID: 22995573 DOI: 10.1017/S1047951112001308 - Ugurlucan M, Arslan AH, Yildiz Y, Ay S, Besikci RT, Cicek S. Tetralogy of Fallot with unilateral absent pulmonary
artery. Cardiol Young. 2013 Jun; 23: (3)423-30. PMID: 22805480 DOI: 10.1017/S1047951112000911 - Ugurlucan M, Arslan AH, Yildiz Y, Besikci RT, Karadeniz O, Cicek S. Tetralogy of fallot with absent pulmonary
valve:
imaging with today’s diagnostic tools. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2013 Jul; 4: (3)322-3. PMID: 24327508
DOI:
10.1177/2150135113478638 - Ugurlucan M, Zorman Y, Ates G, Arslan AH, Yildiz Y, Karahan Zor A, Cicek S. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a
patient with multiple autoimmune disorders and hyperthyroidism. Res Cardiovasc Med. 2013 Aug; 2: (3)145-8. PMID:
25478511 PMCID: 4253774 DOI: 10.5812/cardiovascmed.10023 - Vida VL, Torregrossa G, De Franceschi M, Padalino MA, Belli E, Berggren H, Cicek S, Ebels T, Fragata J, Hoel TN,
Horer J, Hraska V, Kostolny M, Lindberg H, Mueller C, Pretre R, Rosser B, Rubay J, Schreiber C, Speggiorin S,
Tlaskal T, Stellin G, European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA). Pediatric coronary artery
revascularization: a European multicenter study. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Sep; 96: (3)898-903. PMID: 23891408 DOI:
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.006 - Koca B, Oztunc F, Cicek S, Eroglu AG, Besikci R. Bivalvular calcification in a 9-year-old child presenting with
syncope. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2013 Dec; 13: (8)E 47-8. PMID: 24516869 - Cicek S. The Seventh World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey, June 19-24,
2017: “Bridge together”. Cardiol Young. 2013 Dec; 23: (6)813-7. PMID: 24401252 DOI: 10.1017/S1047951113001972 - Ugurlucan M, Arslan AH, Karaman K, Cicek S. Aortic debranching and endovascular treatment of aortic arch
aneurysm. Heart Views. 2014 Jan; 15: (1)29. PMID: 24949187 PMCID: 4062988 DOI: 10.4103/1995-705X.132145 - Cicek S, Arslan AH, Ugurlucan M, Yildiz Y, Ay S. Scimitar syndrome: the curved Turkish sabre. Semin Thorac
Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2014; 17: (1)56-61. PMID: 24725718 DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2014.01.003 - Ugurlucan M, Arslan AH, Besikci RT, Karadeniz O, Ay S, Yildiz Y, Cicek S. Anomalous origin of the left subclavian
artery from the pulmonary artery. Cardiol Young. 2014 Feb; 24: (1)134-5. PMID: 24576669 DOI: 10.1017/
S1047951113000735 - Arslan AH, Ugurlucan M, Yildiz Y, Ay S, Bahceci F, Besikci R, Cicek S. Surgical treatment of common arterial trunk
in
patients beyond the first year of life. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2014 Apr; 5: (2)211-5. PMID: 24668966
DOI:
10.1177/2150135113516370 - Ugurlucan M, Filik ME, Caglar IM, Zencirci E, Sayin OA, Aydiner O, Yildiz Y, Basaran M, Cicek S. Carotid
endarterectomy using a “home-constructed” shunt for patients intolerant to cross-clamping. Surg Today. 2015 Mar;
45: (3)284-9. PMID: 24748515 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-014-0896-2 - Çakır M, Alhan C, Demirkılıç U, Çiçek S. Fresh blood is needed. Turk Gogus Kalp Dama 2015;23(3):601-605
- Cicek S. Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms: Stabilizing the Repair Destabilizing the Aortic Valve? Journal of Thoracic
Cardiovascular Surgery.2016;152:(5):1444-1445. - Cicek S. Message From the MIRC President. Innovations (Phila). 2017 Jan/Feb; 12 (1S Suppl 1):S1 PMID: 28441158
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0000000000000364 - Massimo A. Padalino, Anna Chiara Frigo, Marina Comisso, Martin Kostolny, Ikenna Omeje, Christian Schreiber,
Jelena Pabst vonOhain, Julie Cleuziou, David J. Barron, Bart Meyns, Viktor Hraska, Bohdan Maruszewski, Michal
Kozlowski, Luca A. Vricella, Narutoshi Hibino, Sarah Collica, Hakan Berggren, Mats Synnergren, Stojan Lazarov,
David Kalfa, Emile Bacha, Christian Pizarro, Mark Hazekamp, Vlado Sojak, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Matej Nosal, Jose
Fragata, Cicek S, George E. Sarris, Panayotis Zografos, Vladimiro L. Vida and Giovanni Stellin. Early and late
outcomes after surgical repair of congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis: a European Congenital Heart Surgeons
Association multicentric Study European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.2017;1-9. - Cohen MI, Jacobs JP, Cicek S. The 2017 Seventh World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery:
“The Olympics of our Profession”. Cardiol Young. 2017 Dec; 27 (10):1865-1869 PMID: 29286278 DOI: 10.1017/
S1047951117002323 - Cicek SM. Message From the MIRC President. Innovations (Phila) 2018 Jun; 13 Suppl 2:S41 PMID: 29847349 DOI:
10.1097/
IMI.0000000000000494 - Jacobs JP, Tchervenkov CI, Stellin G, Kurosawa H, Mavroudis C, Jatene MB, Al-Halees Z, Cicek SM, Sandoval NF,
Backer CL, Cervantes J, Dearani JA, Ebels T, Edwin F, Finucane K, Fragata J, Iyer KS, Kinsley RH, Kirklin JK, Kreutzer
C, Liu J, Maruszewski B, St Louis JD, Sarris GE, Jonas RA. History of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital
Heart Surgery: The First Decade. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2018 Jul; 9 (4):392-406 PMID: 29945512 DOI:
10.1177/2150135118775962 - Saran N, Greason KL, Schaff HV, Cicek S, Daly RC, Maltais S, Stulak JM, Pochettino A, King KS, Dearani JA, Said
SM. Does Mitral Valve Calcium in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Replacement Portend Worse Survival? Ann
Thorac Surg. 2019 Feb; 107
(2):444- 452 Epub 2018 Nov 02 PMID: 30391339 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.07.098 - Greason KL, Crestanello JA, King KS, Bagameri G, Cicek S, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Open
hemiarch versus clamped ascending aorta replacement for aortopathy during initial bicuspid aortic valve
replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Sep 25 Epub 2019 Sept 25 PMID: 31757461 DOI: 10.1016/
j.jtcvs.2019.09.028 - Saran N, Dearani JA, Said SM, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Stulak JM, Maltais S, Cicek S, Crestanello J, Daly RC,
King KS, Schaff HV. Long-term outcomes of patients undergoing tricuspid valve surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.
2019 Nov 1; 56 (5):950-958 PMID: 30919898 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz081 - Zaid AS, Elsisy MF, Schaff H, Stulak J, Greason K, Pochettino A, Arghami A, Rowse P, Bafgameri G, Khullar V,
Daily R, Cicek S, Dearani J, Crestanello J. Comparative Effectiveness of Mechanical Valves and Homografts in
Complex Aortic Endocarditis. Annals Thoracic Surg, 2020 - Citrak F, Cicek S, Alpar SE. The Effect of Preparing Venous Grafts Via Two Different Methods in Coronary Artery
Bypass Surgery on Quality of Life in Postoperative Period Damar Cerrahi Dergisi 24(3):172-18 DOI 10.9739/
uvcd.2015-48326 - Mahajan N, Cicek S, McGregor CGA et al. A case series of long-term surgical outcomes of primary pulmonary
artery sarcomas with opportunities for 3D-Printed models in surgical planning. Innovations 2020 https://
doi.org/10.1177/1556984520960716 - Zhang Y, Klarich KW, Cicek S, Maleszewski J, Casanagra A. Recurrent stroke in 34-year old: Unusual presentation
of nonbacterial endocarditis. Arch Clin Med Case Rep 2020; 4 (1): 192-196 DOI: 10.26502/acmcr.965501 - Saran N, Dearani JA, Said SM, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Stulak JM, Maltais S, Cicek S, Crestanello J, Daly RC,
King KS, Schaff HV. Long-term outcomes of patients undergoing tricuspid valve surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.
2019 Nov 1; 56 (5):950-958 PMID: 30919898 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz081 - Zaid AS, Elsisy MF, Schaff H, Stulak J, Greason K, Pochettino A, Arghami A, Rowse P, Bafgameri G, Khullar V,
Daily R, Cicek S, Dearani J, Crestanello J. Comparative Effectiveness of Mechanical Valves and Homografts in
Complex Aortic Endocarditis. Annals Thoracic Surg, 2020 - Citrak F, Cicek S, Alpar SE. The Effect of Preparing Venous Grafts Via Two Different Methods in Coronary Artery
Bypass Surgery on Quality of Life in Postoperative Period Damar Cerrahi Dergisi 24(3):172-18 DOI 10.9739/
uvcd.2015-48326 - Mahajan N, Cicek S, McGregor CGA et al. A case series of long-term surgical outcomes of primary pulmonary
artery sarcomas with opportunities for 3D-Printed models in surgical planning. Innovations 2020 https://
doi.org/10.1177/1556984520960716 - Zhang Y, Klarich KW, Cicek S, Maleszewski J, Casanagra A. Recurrent stroke in 34-year old: Unusual presentation
of nonbacterial endocarditis. Arch Clin Med Case Rep 2020; 4 (1): 192-196 DOI: 10.26502/acmcr.965501
Book Chapters - Cicek S. Congenital heart diseases and pediatric perfusions. In: Ufuk Demirkilic. In Extracorporeal
Circulation.325-340p. - Ugurlucan M, Cicek S.. Pediatric ECMO. In: Ufuk Demirkilic. In Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.177-213p.
- Cicek S. International Perspectives on Safety, Quality and Reliability of Surgical Care. In: Juan A. Sanchez, Paul
Barach, Julie K. Johnson and Jeffrey P. Jacobs. Surgical Patient Care: Improving Safety, Quality and Value .1 ed.
Springer International Publishing; - Cicek S, Dearani J. Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult Cardiac Extracorporeal Life Support. In: ECMO Specialist
Training Manual 4th Edition. 4 ed. Chapter 8. 2018. - *Khan W., Cicek S. Pulmonary valve stenosis. In: Raja S. G., editor(s). Cardiac Surgery- Complete Guide. Springer
Nature; 2019.
* Indicates that the primary author was a mentee of this author.
Editorials
1. Cicek S. Cardiac amyloidosis and aortic stenosis: Great masquerader back again! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018
Jul; 156 (1):104-105 Epub 2018 Feb 13
2. Cicek S. Sternal closure: Wires are still the king! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018 Oct; 156 (4):1596-1597 Epub 2018
May 04
3. Cicek S. Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms: Stabilizing the repair destabilizing the aortic root? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
2016 Nov; 152 (5): 1444-1445
4. Cicek S. Medicine without teamwork: A deadly sin or a common practice. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 Dec
6;S0022-
5223(14)02018-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.12.008. Online ahead of print
5. Altered Hemodynamics in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: Leaning more toward nurture! The Journal of thoracic and
cardiovascular surgery 153(4) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.01.016